Now it’s your turn

Now that you’ve seen how we test our rugged handhelds, it’s your turn. Tell us about the rough outdoor conditions where you use the Recon or Ranger. Share your stories, pictures and videos, and we’ll post them here. Remember, everybody who contributes gets a Trimble hat, and we’ll give out bigger prizes for the best stories.

Accelerated life testing

How do you pack years of real-world use when you don’t have years to complete a test program? That’s where accelerated life testing comes in. You’ll see how one of our accelerated testing machines performs hundreds of thousands of taps on the Ranger’s touchscreen and keypad—the equivalent of a complete product lifecycle—in just six to 18 hours.

Prototype testing lab

You could call our prototype testing lab the Torture Chamber. It’s where we bake, freeze and soak our rugged handhelds before they go to a third-party lab for certification. You’ll see handhelds going through extreme temperature testing in our 65º C chamber and -35º C deep freeze. And you’ll see a MIL-STD immersion test, where we sink a running Recon in 1 meter of water.